River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-09-08
IN THE EAST.

General Master Workman Powderly,
seen at his home at Scranton, Pa, said it
was true that he was going to Ireland
to speak in support of the Irish cause.
He has been invited by prominent
Irish leaders TO do 50, and will sail soon
after the annual convention of the Knights
of Labor in October. IL the Irish leaders
should be imprisoned he would go by the
next steamer TO renew the struggle. He
does not consider 1T inconsistent with his
place as head of the Knights of Labor to
engage in the agitation. "None of my fel-
low-Knights will object to my absence for IA
few weeks" he said. There are many
Englishmen in the order who have urged
me TO go. l have also excellent friends in
England, and will visit that country and
ascertain the condition of its workers"
The Baltimore & Ohio r. r., has
sold the b. q. o. Express company for the
period of 30 years. 1t is stated on Wall
street that the price paid was S2,5OO,OOO, of
which 81 ,OOO,OOO was paid in cash and ST.
5OO,0O in United States Express stock.
The president of the United States Express
denies the correctness of the figures but de-
clines to state the terms on which the
property was purchased, saying that the
matter is private. No change will be made
in the management or name of the COM
pany.
1t is reported that Henry Willard,
formerly President of the Northern Pacific
r. r., has purchased a six-Tnillion interest
in the stocks and bonds of tue Oregon Rail
way and Navigation company in behalf of a
German Syndicate of which he is the agent.
The report is current that Mr.. Willard will
enter the directory of that company and
the Oregon TranscOntinential and possibly
OF the Northern Pacific.
The period has expired of the six
months during which the government re-
deemed trade dollars at par. There have
been redeemed at the United States sub
treasury in New York CITY 3,4q2,4i7 of these
coins Those who failed to redeem such as
they may have had in their possession will
hereafter be able to realize on them on them
only their intrinsic value as bullion.
1t seems to be the general under
standing that the entire Baltimore & Ohio
system will shortly follow the b. Il o. Ex-
press and pass into new hands, the tele-
graph, the sleeping and parlor car franchise
and the road itself, thus providing for a
floating debt of some $40, 600, OOO, and ending
Improbable and harrassing competition.
Bishop VIM. l.. Harris of the Metho-
dist church, died of heart disease at his
at his home at New York, after lying I'M
conscious for three days He was born in
Ohio in 1917, began to preach in 1896, in
1857 took charge of the acadamic depart
ment at Delaware, Ohio, College, and in
1872 was elected Bishop.
The new lawn New York against the
adulteration of wine has just gone into eff
feet. 1t prohibits among other things the
''carbonatingn process for making cham
payne. The dealers are preparing to fight
the law.
Mrs. Belle Feely, an insane inmate in
the county Jail at Clarion, Pa, was
crenated in her cell Thursday, the result
of fire she had kindled with paper torn
from the walls.
A suspension of work has been ordered
in the mines of the Lehigh region. This ha
been made necessary by the large accumu
lation of coal at Amboy and other points
A. Gally, New York, threw himself
in front of an elevated train and was
literally ground to pieces.
Two trains collided in Gallitzin
tunnel on the Pennsylvania road Nobody
hurt Loss $4,000